HyperDic: ivory_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression ivory tree:
NOUNplantivory tree, conessi, kurchi, kurchee, Holarrhena pubescens, Holarrhena antidysentericatropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea
English > ivory tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea.
Synonymsconessi, kurchi, kurchee, Holarrhena pubescens, Holarrhena antidysenterica
Member ofHolarrhena, genus Holarrhenagenus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
Spanishconessi, kurchi
Catalanconessi, kurchi

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